We've all had bad breakups, relationships that we thought were going to be "forever" and turned out to be "for now." There's no point in going through every accusation, false or otherwise, and hurtful phrase.

It is useful, however, to look at what comes next. Some women choose to stay single. Others throw themselves into the arms of the very next lesbian who comes along. Still others play the field, refusing to commit to one person so that one person can never again hurt them so deeply.

This is the strategy used by Julie, the main character in my newest novel, THE PLUMBER AND THE PIANIST: A LESBIAN ROMANCE. Dumped by the love of her life, Christina, Julie drops out of graduate school hits the bottle pretty hard, and begins to sleep her way through the female population of Overland Park and Lawrence. She's through with love.

But love may not be through with her, especially after she meets music professor and concert pianist Lilly Cummings. Lilly makes her feel things she never has before, and Lilly makes it clear she isn't content to be just one of the girls.

So, Julie has a choice to make, a choice that has probably faced all of us after a breakup: Give love one more chance or decide you're finished with that foolishness? What will Julie decide?

More importantly, what did you decide? Don't forget to leave comments!